Rare Disease Day is observed every year on the last day of February. In the United States, a disease is considered rare (or orphan) when it affects fewer than 200,000 people. While each condition may impact…
In the United States alone, an estimated 6.7 million adults over the age of 20 are living with heart failure, and approximately 805,000 people experience a heart attack each year—about one every 40 seconds. American Heart…
Each year, nearly 20 million people worldwide are diagnosed with cancer, a number projected to rise sharply in the coming decades. For patients and families, a diagnosis often brings uncertainty, difficult treatment decisions, and limited options—particularly…
Thyroid disorders are among the most common endocrine conditions, affecting nearly 20 million Americans. Women are 5–8 times more likely to develop thyroid-related issues, with one in eight women experiencing a condition during their lifetime. Symptoms…
January is Cervical Cancer Awareness Month, a time to highlight a disease that continues to affect thousands of women each year despite being largely preventable, with new cases ranging from about 12,500 in 2021 to an…
Obesity has rapidly become one of the world’s most urgent health challenges, now affecting over 1 billion people globally, including 159 million children, according to a study published by The Lancet. With continued prevention and treatment…
In 2022, OpenAI launched its first large-scale AI tool—an innovation that quickly reshaped how industries approached automation, creativity, and problem-solving. Since then, artificial intelligence has become part of everyday workflows, turning time-intensive tasks into faster, data-driven…